Home is wherever I'm with you

Category: Matt’s Stats

Prior to leaving for our trip, Phi and I set on a budget of $50K to last us for 6 months of travel. After the dust settled and we arrived back in the United States, we calculated that we were able to travel for 6 months for just a little over $38K. I thought it might … More Matt’s Stats: Budget Recap

MAP are back in the United States! We’ve been home for just a bit over 2 weeks visiting family on the east coast. It’s been a whirlwind of family activity and catching up with friends. As a result, we’ve gotten a little bit behind on the blog. I’ll share some stats and we’ll follow-up with our … More Matt’s Stats: Trip Recap

Phi and I are in the Cape Town Airport and are heading to Europe! We are really excited to travel to a different part of the world. Additionally, Barry is meeting us in Spain and traveling with us in Europe for 11 days. It will be great to see a friendly face from home! Africa … More Matt’s Stats: Africa

So, it’s been nearly 1 month since I’ve posted updated stats. Since then a lot has happened. We spent 2 weeks touring Vietnam and 1 week in Laos. We’ve also spent time in Thailand and Cambodia with more time left to be spent in both. Sorry for the long over due update. We’re currently in … More Matt’s Stats: SE Asia

Finally getting caught up on all of our favorite stats from Nepal and Malaysia. One thing you’ll notice is that we walked less in Nepal and Malaysia. You might ask why? In Nepal, we spent 4 days in Kathmandu. It’s really challenging to walk places here because of all the dust, motorbikes, dirt roads, etc. … More Matt’s Stats: Nepal and Malaysia

This is going to be quick as we are boarding a plane for Nepal soon. Since we had shorter stays in both, I combined these into one post. What we learned in Hong Kong. The relationship between Hong Kong and mainland China is strange in many ways including relationships between citizens, the political situation and … More Hong Kong and Korea Recap: What we learned and Matt’s Stats

Same format as we did for China. We wanted to recap our experiences in Japan in a fun way. What we learned in Japan: The Japanese are quite possibly the friendliest people we have ever met. Everyone truly make you feel good about the world. Japan is really clean and organized. In my opinion, Tokyo is … More Japan Recap: What we learned and Matt’s Stats